Improvement in combined adjustable fire-fenders, grates, and andirons



W. N. 'HALL. Combined Adj ustahle Fire- Fenders Grates, a nd Andirons.

Patented May is, 1873.

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WILLIAM N. HALL, OF MEXIA, TEXAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CO MBINED ADJUSTABLE FlRE-FENDERS. GRATES. AND ANDIRONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,885, dated May 13, 1873; application filed March 22, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM N. HALL, of Mexia, in the county of Limestone and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oombined- Adjustable Fire-Fender and Grate, of which the following is a specification:

My invention consists in combining a firefender, andirons, and grat'e, so that all three may be used. together, so that two may be combined, and so that the andirons may be used separately,the separate devices being secured as hereinafter described, and. the whole being made adjustable to difl'erent-sized fireplaces, and adapted for use of either wood or coal, as I shall presently state.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a view in perspective of my combined adjustable fire-fender, grate, and andirons. Fig. 2 represents a similar view with the fender removed. Fig. 3 represents a vertical transverse section of the device; and Fig. 4, one of the andirons.

The andirons are cast in two pieces, rear bars A and uprights B, and the two are connected by interlocking, the end of the rear bar passing through the upright, and locked by pin a to prevent accidental displacement.

' The rear bars A form seats for the grate-bars G, and are provided with a sufficient number of projections or tenons b, which receive the mortises c on the grate-bars. The mortises c of the grate-bars are at suitable distances apart, for the purpose of admitting of the adjustment of the combined grate and fender to difierent fire-places. The uprights B of the andirons are furnished on their face and feet with hooks d, which receive the notches e of the fender-bars D, which latter also have their notches at suitable distances apart to admit of the adjustment of the whole device to different-sized fire-places, one of which fenderbars is locked with the projecting ends of the rear bars A. The parts may all be cast and put together, or they may be made of rough iron at a smiths shop. 7

When wood is burned, the grate-bars may be dispensedwith, as they are especially fo use in burning coal.

mortises c embrace the tenons b of the rear bars A of the andirons, a perfect, compact, and strong coal-grate is produced.

To form the fender, the bars D are locked to the face of the uprights B by means of their notches e, embracing the hooks d of the uprights. The bottom bar D rests upon the hooks d of the feet of the andirons. The rear bars A of the andirons, passing the uprights B, terminate in hooks 0V, and the notches c of the fender-bars D, resting or hanging upon said hooks d effectually fasten the rear bars A and uprights B, without the intervention of the pins a, whichlatter are only necessary when the fender is removed. These pins on can be removed at pleasure; but if thought necessary, may serve as an additional 1soecurity to that afforded by the locking fender ar D.

It is obvious that the andirons may be used in burning wood independent of the grate and fender.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claiml; Andirons cast or made in two pieces, A and B, and locked by a pin, a, or other suitable device, as described.

2. Andirons provided with tenants or projections b, to receive and. secure mortised gratebars 0, in the manner and for the purpose described.

3. Andirons provided with locks arranged to receive and. hold the fender-bars, in the manner described.

4. The'combined andirons, grate, and fen- Witnesses: WM. A. BUCKNER,

B. GILLEsPIE. 

